Butts County GaArchives News.....Hodges Mill Community News - 3 April 1889
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Middle Ga Argus
Hodges Mill – 3

Our farmers are moving along briskly with their crops.  The most of them have 
finished planting and are beginning to cultivate.  Our stands of corn are 
generally good.  Wheat and oats look fine after the refreshing April showers.

Have you ever heard of a mule catching a rabbit?  Last week Mr. Tom McClure was 
plowing and as the mule was turning around in the corner of the fence it 
reached down to nip a bunch of grass, and behold when the mule raised its head 
it had a rabbit by the ear.  The mule became so frightened that it took Mr. 
McClure’s best efforts to keep from running away.

Our people are on a boom looking for the new railroad.  We learn that they will 
run from Bentonville to Jackson and as they want high banks to cross the 
Ocmulgee I think we have the place near our academy.  At the place I mention 
the hills are higher and the stream is narrower than at any point between 
Dempsey’s ferry and Seven islands.  At that point is one of the finest water 
powers in the state.  Here is the place for the Allianace men to build their 
oil mill and bagging factory, or in fact, any other machinery they may need.

Our school, under the guidance of Prof. Maddox is moving on smoothly.  We have 
a regular spelling bee twice a month and on last Friday we had several young 
ladies in to hear us.

Our Sunday school is flourishing with seventy odd on the roll.  In addition to 
the regular lessons we have a lecture every Sunday by some one of the school.  
The last lecture was y Mr. I. C. Moore on the subject, “What is your aim in 
life”.  Besides this one we have those other Sunday school in our district 
besides two literary schools and all well attended.     

Mr. Editor, it seems that I am about to get myself in trouble by writing about 
our girls.  My teacher gave me a raking over about the sweet creatures and says 
I must keep the thought of girls out of my head.  R. E. L. and Duds get after 
me and so what must I do?  Well, I believe I will agree with R. E. L. for my 
girl lives in that community and I think she is akin to an angel.  Perhaps if 
he would come down this way and see our girls he would not boast so of his.  I 
am going up that way again shortly but you may bet that I do not let the 
Professor know where I have been.  The Dude wants to array the girls and boys 
of his community by criticizing us.  I expect he thinks the girl who is 
visiting his sister is like R. E. L.’s an angel that has been transported to 
this country.  As to boy we have plenty and if Dude wishes to know more of them 
he will have to come over and see.  Some drive our own horse and ride in our 
own buggy and some us foot it when we do not have to go too far.  As to our 
intelligence, industry and looks we will leave that for some one else to say.  
There is an old adage that says sell praise is half scandal.

Now Mr. Editor, I am a schoolboy and will have no more to say bout the girls 
till school is out.

Miss Lucy Lummus and Miss Obera Moore are both quite sick at this writing; also 
a little babe of Mr. And Mrs. C. A. Pittman.

School Boy

Middle Ga Argus – Week of April 23, 1889


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